Mixed breed fun. What do you think?

[NewJourney]

We have a little cockerel I call Mo. We hatched him from our own eggs.

I know he is half Polish. He is sired by Hans, our mixed breed beauty. I believe him to be Black Copper Marans x Gold Deathlayer. Some people in another post I made about him don’t believe he’s BCM because of the comb type.

Our other rooster that COULD have sired our chicks is a White American Bresse. So, definitely not the father. lol

Here is the chicken in question:




Here is his papa:


Possible momma is either Rocky our SL bearded Polish or non-bearded White created Blue (not pictured).



What do you think Moe’s genetics is? Does it help us fine tune our estimate on Hans our lovely mixed breed boy?

 

[CascadiaRiver]

Why couldn't it have been the bresse? Single combs are recessive, so the mom was anything but a single comb they likely wouldn't have the single comb. What are all of the possible hens?

 

[JedJackson]

I see no reason to doubt the parentage you stated. The father definitely has Deathlayer ancestry with that comb, and he could well have a black Copper Marans as the other parent. Rose combs are usually dominant over single combs when the two are mixed together.

The boy in question would be silvery if the silver laced Polish was the mother. I think it has to be the white crested blue Polish. Blue is a dilute of black, so offspring of crossing the father with a blue chicken would be 50% black and 50% blue. He just happened to land on black.